Overview

Effectiveness of Sodium Fusidate Ointment Compared to Petrolatum for Wound Healing Following Cauterization

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-05-31
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
A double-blind within person randomized controlled trial study was conducted on 90 wounds in 22 subjects. All wounds were randomized to receive either sodium fusidate ointment or petrolatum following cauterization.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Indonesia University
Treatments:
Fusidic Acid
Petrolatum
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- age over 20 years

- clinically diagnosed with seborrheic keratosis or acrochordon

- having minimum of two lesions and maximum of four lesions with diameter of 4-10 mm on
face or neck and minimum distance between lesions of 5 cm

- providing consent to participate into the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- a skin bacterial infection on the other parts of body's skin

- benign tumor lesions with inflammation or secondary infection

- history of antibiotics use in the last 2 weeks or long-acting penicillin injections
within the past 1 month

- history of corticosteroids and immunosuppressants use in the past 2 weeks

- using a pacemaker

- infected with Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).